No word on if they’ll be sentenced to a tomato-thowing at the town square. Richard and Mayumi Heene made things easy on the American public by pleading guilty today – Richard on a felony charge and Mayumi on a misdemeanor. Hopefully the court can legally prevent them from profiting off their non-story so we can ignore them for once and for all. source
It is supremely ironic that law enforcement has expressed such grave concern over the welfare of the children, but it was ultimately the threat of taking the children’s mother from the family and deporting her to Japan which fueled this deal.
A statement by Richard Heene’s attorney • Describing why the couple behind one of the stupidest hoaxes in recent memory has chosen not to subject the American public to a long, drawn-out trial. Simply put, Mayumi Heene is a Japanese citizen, and if she had not taken the plea, she would’ve been deported. But we will say this much: The sniping in this attorney’s statement? Not necessary, )@!hole attorney. • source
Both parents told their kids to lie. Good job. The Balloon Boy story now has even more hot air to feed itself, thanks to the acquisition of a search warrant by the Fort Collins Coloradan which straight-up broke open the case. The warrant claims that Mayumi Heene admitted that she and her husband lied about what happened, and that they told their kids to lie. And even further, they did it to further their 15 seconds of fame. All obvious points, but now we know who the whistleblower was. source